Worksheets2019 Games 1-4 English
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name the postal abbreviation for Florida.
FL
FI
FO
FR
Name a type of writing in which the author tells a story, whether it be fact or fiction
Expository
Persuasive
Narrative
Descriptive
Name the instance(s) in which a word would need to be capitalized
All Nouns
Names of People, Personal Pronouns, All Nouns
Beginning of Sentences, Personal Pronouns
Proper Nouns, beginning of sentences, Nouns in a Title
Describe when situational irony occurs.
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen
When someone is told they will get hurt and do get hurt
When someone is making a joke
When karma gets back at someone for something bad they have done
Select the sentence fragment
I hate cats.
Like food.
When writing, always make sure to use complete sentences.
She loves to bike in the middle of July.
Name the difference between "she" and "her".
"She" is the object, "her" is the pronoun
"She" is the pronoun, "her" is the personal pronoun
"She" is 3rd person feminine singular, "her" is 1st person feminine singular
"She" is the subject, "her" is the object
Name the author of "The Communist Manifesto"
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Define "adverb"
A word that describes an action
A word that modifies a noun that almost always ends in -ly
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb that almost always ends in -ly
A word that can modify the meaning of any word that almost always ends in -ing
Name the author of "A Christmas Carol"
Charles Dickens
As the Crow Flies
Helsinki, Finland
Brownie Tea
Select 3 objective pronouns
Me, you, she
His, her, him
Us, you, them
They, we, I
Define "metaphor"
A comparison using like or as
A word that represents a sound
A phrase with the same beginning sound.
A comparison without like or as
Select the complex sentence.
He did not cheat on the test, as that was not the right thing to do.
She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
Arnold and Jane play cricket every evening.
This house is too expensive, and that house is too small.
Select the correct use of a direct object.
She gave me a gift.
Stan built a sturdy house.
Mia paints landscapes.
Dan made her a cake.
Name the British author of "The White Man's Burden" that justified imperialism.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Elizabeth Windsor
CS Lewis
Rudyard Kipling
Name the difference between "no" and "any".
"No" is a negative identifier and "any" needs a negative word to convey that same feeling
"No" is a negative identifier and "any" is negative subjective
"No" cannot convey emotion while "any" can.
None of the above
Select the ironic instance.
It rains on your wedding day.
The song "ironic" contains no instances of irony.
Someone wins the lottery and drops dead before claiming the prize.
A man was afraid to fly his whole life and the plane crashes on his first flight.
Select the instance of euphemism
Saying "passed away" instead of "died"
Saying "genocide" instead of "ethnic cleansing"
Saying "euthanize" instead of "put to sleep
Saying "accidental deaths" instead of "collateral damage"
Name the main antagonist in "Space Odyssey"
Moon-Watcher
David Bowman
Frank Poole
HAL 9000
Name the difference between "nothing" and "anything"
"Nothing" means there is no more of something and "anymore" means there is more.
"Nothing" means there is more of something and "anymore" means there is no more
"Nothing" means there is no more of something and "anything" means there is a thing of any kind
All of the above
Name the author that wrote famous children's books such as "The Cat in the Hat" as well as drew many political cartoons about WWII.
Theodor Geisel
Shel Silverstein
Walt Disney
Samuel Clemens
Select the palindrome
She sells shells by the seashore.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Able I was, ere I saw Elba.
The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers.
Name the first American painting bough by the French.
Mona Lisa
Whistler's Mother
Christina's World
American Gothic
Name the simple subject in the sentence, "Thomas Edison invented the light bulb."
Thomas Edison
invented
light bulb
light
Name a late 15th century Northern Renaissance painter famous for religious and fantastical humanist works.
Veit Stoss
Jan van Eyck
Albretch Durer
Hieronymus Bosch
Identify the instance of comma splice
My estate goes to my husband, son, daughter-in-law, and nephew.
Koala bears are not actually bears, they are marsupials.
We had coffee, cheese and crackers, and grapes.
He is a strong, healthy man.
Correctly identify the gerund.
Hop
Sitting
Hug
Kidness
Define "personification"
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
The repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Name the author of "Alice in Wonderland"
Charles Dickens
Lewis Carroll
CS Lewis
Samuel Clemens
Identify the homonyms
bark, bark
meet, meat
carat, carrot
to, two, too
Define "Biography"
An account of a person's life written by that person.
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
Both of the above
None of the above
Identify the dangling modifier.
Hoping to garner favor, my parents were sadly unimpressed with the gift.
Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher.
After reading the great new book, the movie based on it is sure to be exciting.
All of the above
Identify which sentence incorrectly uses beside/besides.
My best friend will always stand besides me.
We all sat beside the fire and cooked s'mores.
This policy seems quite mainstream when it’s beside the others.
I’m perfectly willing to take on more work and, besides, I want to.
Name the postal abbreviation for Washington.
WH
WI
WA
WT
Define "dramatic irony"
When words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.
When incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.
All of the above
Name the author of the "Scarlet Letter"
Nathaniel Hawthorne
CS Lewis
Jack London
Mark Twain
Define "verbal irony"
When words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean
When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.
when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
None of the above
Name name state that "NM" is the postal abbreviation is for
Montana
Nebraska
New York
New Mexico
Identify the Haiku
Autumn moonlight-
a worm digs softly
into the chestnut.
In the twilight rain
these brilliant-hued hibiscus -
A lovely dusk.
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
A spring river being crossed
how pleasing
with sandals in my hands!
Name the state that has the postal abbreviation "IA"
Idaho
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Name the author of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island"
CS Lewis
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Robert Louis Stevenson
Identify the incorrect example of an idiom.
Cross your fingers
You have my full attention
Get off my back
You hit the nail on the head
Name a 3rd person masculine pronoun.
He
She
Her
His
Name the postal abbreviation for "North Caroline"
NC
NA
NO
NL
Identify the incorrect example of an anagram
Elvis: Lives
Debit card: Bad card
Punishments: Nine thumps
School Master: The classroom
Name the leading lady and girlfriend to the main character of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Becky Thatcher
Sid Sawyer
Aunt Polly
Huckleberry Finn
Name the narrator of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Becky Thatcher
Aunt Polly
Sid Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Define "short story"
A story with a fully developed theme and a word count typically between 1000-7500.
A story with no theme and a word count typically between 10,000-100,000
A narrative story dealing with a less important theme
A nonfiction story that tells events exactly as they happen.
Define "infinitive complement"
Another word that changes the meaning of the original word.
A person that can give complements to no end.
A verb in the infinite form followed by a noun and generally expresses a desire or belief.
None of the above
Define "autobiography"
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
An account of a person's life written by that person.
Both A and B
None of the above
Give an example of a myth
Mathematicians
The Greek Gods and Goddesses
Athletes
A single person creating 3 150 term quizlet sets in a day.
Name what gives off a certain feeling in a narrative story
Writing style
Mood
Gerud
English
Define "persuasive writing"
A piece of writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader that the writer's opinion is correct with regard to an issue.
A type of writing that tells a story.
A style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and their specific areas of expertise.
Used to inform, explain and describe a concept to the readers.
Define "character"
A person who narrates something
A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.
A person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.
A person in a work of literature.
Identify the word that is not Nominative singular.
I
Theirs
It
You
Identify the alliteration
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round
Rock-a-bye, baby, in the treetop
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will come baby, cradle and all
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
Name the first movie to simulate the rotation necessary to create artificial gravity.
A Space Odyssey
The Martian
Gravity
Star Wars
Define "expository writing"
Creating an account or statement that describes in detail an event, situation or occurrence, usually as the result of observation or inquiry.
Used to inform, explain and describe a concept to the readers.
Writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader that the writer's opinion is correct with regard to an issue.
Writing about a particular subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation.
Name a type of expository writing that uses the five senses to pain a picture for the reader.
Narrative
Academic
Descriptive
Technical
Name the punctuation used for interrogative sentences.
Exclamation Point
Period
Comma
Question Mark
Give the term for parts of a sentence that are grammatically the same or are similar in construction.
Parallelism
Engineering
Grammar
Universalism
Name the main character in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
Rikki
Mongoose Joe
Ben
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Name the poem by Edgar Allen Poe about a woman that angels try to take to heaven and has the cold wind used to do so kill her
Annabeth Chase
Annabel Lee
Jewel Sartain
Ireland Jones
Name the novel by Jack London about a sled dog named Buck that goes on an adventure
Where the Red Fern Grows
White Fang
Call of the Wild
The Adventures of Buck London
Name the book by CS Lewis about 4 children who find a portal to a magical world in a wardrobe.
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Scarlet Letter
Treasure Island
The Prince and the Pauper
Name the book by Mark Twain about the adventures of a young boy on the Mississippi River.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Mississippi
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Samuel Clemens
Name the book that is an autobiography of a Jewish girl living in the Netherlands during WWII
The Hidden Princess
Alone
The Scarlet Letter
The Diary of Anne Frank
Name the book written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer about a boy name Milo who receives a tollbooth that transports him to a fantasy world.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Phantom Tollbooth
Random House
A Whole New World
Name the comedy play by William Shakespeare about a nobleman tricking a drunken tinker into thinking he is a nobleman himself.
Hamlet
Macbeth
The Taming of a Shrew
Carlos and his Shrewish Wife
Name the book by Alexandre Dumas about d'Artagan leaving home to join the Musketeers of the Guard.
Inseparables
The Three Musketeers
Charles de Batz-Castelmore
Twenty Years After
Name the book by Grace Lin about a young girl name Minli and her adventures
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Where the Mountain meets the Moon
The Adventures of Minli
The Jungle Book
Name the son of Daedalus in Greek Mythology
Icarus
Crete
Apollo
Minos
Name the man that kidnapped Helen of Troy and started the Trojan War
Troy
Hector
Paris
Priam
Name a type of mythological immortal bird with fire powers
Pegasus
Pheonix
Eagle
Hawk
A white Greek mythological horse with wings that is the son of Poseidon and Medusa
Perseus
Pegasus
Hesiod
Hippogriff
Identify the word that is an example of the superlative form of an adjective.
Smart
Smartest
Smarter
More smart
Name the nationality of a citizen of Iran
Iran
Iranese
Iranina
Iranian
Name the nationality of an Iraq citizen
Iraq
Iraqian
Iraqi
Iraqese
Name the citizen of a citizen of Kuwait
Kuwaiti
Kuwait
Kuwaitian
Kuwaitese
State the nationality of a citizen of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebani
Lebanonian
Lebanese
State correct way to spell "4"
fore
for
four
foore
State the correct way to spell "14"
Fourteen
Forteen
Fooreteen
Foreteen
State the correct way to spell "40"
Fourty
Forty
Foorety
Forety
Select the sentence that uses the correct spelling of the word its/it's
Its that time of year again!
Peanuts are it's favorite treat!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
We love the dog and it's funny quirks.
Name what happens to the letter "c" when it is followed by "e", "i", or "y".
The sound changes from soft to hard.
The sound changes from hard to soft.
Nothing happens.
None of the above.
Name all the letters that can be silent in a word.
b, t, p, k, h
t, p, l, m, b
b, t, h, k, n
w, k, t, h, b
Name the a types of redwood tree.
Coast Redwood
Giant Sequoia
Dawn Redwood
All of the Above
Name what happens to the sound when two "e's" are placed next to each other in a word
None of these
The sound changes from short to long
Both of these
The sound changes from long to short
Explain how to turn a verb into a noun
Add a determiner like "a" or "the" before the verb.
Add a modifier like "a" or "the" after the verb
Add -ing to the end of the verb
Add -est or -er to the end of the verb
Identify the past tense verb.
Walked
Picking
Move
To Push
Identify the past tense irregular verb.
Best
Better
Bested
Bet
State the difference between denotation and connotation.
Connotation is like a dictionary definition while denotation is broad
Connotation is a haiku while denotation is free verse
Denotation is precise while connotation is a wide array of positive and negative associations.
Denotation is created to mean something else while connotation is based on implication and emotional association with the word.
Name the Latin root of "posterior".
Postier
Posterus
Rous
Sterous
Name the Latin root for "posterity"
Sterous
Rous
Stier
Posterus
Name the Latin root of the word "posthumous"
Postumus
Posthumus
Posterus
Humus
Name the Latin root of the word "Vital"
Tal
Vit
Ital
Vita
Name the Latin root of the word "survive"
Surv
Viv
Viti
Vive
Name the Latin root of the word "vivid"
Vid
Vivi
Viv
Vi
Name which country was the first into space.
The United States of America
The Soviet Union
China
The United Kingdom
Name the first country to land on the moon.
The United States of America
The Soviet Union
China
The United Kingdom
